Nikola Jokic finished with 40 points, including a 7-foot floater late in overtime, Christian Braun had 21 points, and the host Denver Nuggets ended San Antonio's 11-game winning streak with a 136-134 win over the Spurs on Saturday.
Before Victor Wembanyama took the NBA by storm, the league was marveling over the dominance of Nikola Jokic. And on Saturday night, the veteran legend made history while getting the better of the younger star.
In a battle with the second-place San Antonio Spurs, the Denver Nuggets pulled out a statement overtime win to extend their winning streak to a season-high eight games.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
The NBA can struggle to keep interest in the final handful of regular season games, as fans look ahead to the playoffs and spend the next week catching up on other things.
Nikola Jokic continued his late push for a fourth MVP trophy with an unreal performance in a 136-134 overtime win against the San Antonio Spurs and fellow MVP candidate Victor Wembanyama.
Nikola Jokic finished with 40 points, including a 6-foot floater late in overtime, Christian Braun had 21 points, and the host Denver Nuggets ended San Antonio's 11-game winning streak with a 136-134 win over the Spurs on Saturday.
The Denver Nuggets still appear to be playing things safe as it concerns Aaron Gordon and his return from his recent hamstring and calf injuries, as he'll seemingly be eyeing a limited role against the San Antonio Spurs.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
Even while being in the midst of a seven-game win streak, the Denver Nuggets are set to have their hands full headed into their weekend matchup against the San Antonio Spurs, the current second seed in the Western Conference and one of the premier contenders in this year's race to the Finals.
One key Denver Nuggets player could be getting rerouted after just one season with the team. Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson may potentially be a trade candidate this offseason, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported Friday during an appearance on YES Network.
Denver Nuggets' three-time MVP big man Nikola Jokic may finally be seeing his hopes die out of claiming a fourth award as the league's best for this season's efforts, despite cementing a triple-double average for a second consecutive season.
Nuggets guard Peyton Watson is considered week-to-week due to a hamstring injury, coach David Adelman told the media on Friday afternoon, according to DNVR Nuggets (Twitter link).
After being onboard with the Denver Nuggets for just one season following a trade from the Brooklyn Nets last offseason, there's a chance that Cam Johnson could be on the move once again this summer, depending on how the Nuggets' offseason dominoes end up falling.
With a win over the Utah Jazz, the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to seven games, tying their season-high. Not only is the Nuggets' health improving, but overall, they are clicking as a team at the right time.
In the summer of 2023, the Denver Nuggets were on top of the NBA world, defeating the Miami Heat to claim the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Denver took down Anthony Edwards‘ Timberwolves, Kevin Durant‘s Suns, and LeBron James‘ Lakers en route to its first championship in franchise history.
Jamal Murray caught fire early and never cooled off. Murray knocked down 10 3-pointers and finished with 37 points as the Nuggets beat the Jazz, 130-117.
Jamal Murray matched his career high of 10 3-pointers and scored 37 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 130-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
The Denver Nuggets appeared to be getting healthy at the right time, with every key contributor returning to the active roster just before the NBA playoffs.
The Denver Nuggets are on the road on Wednesday night as they travel to take on the Utah Jazz in a Western Conference matchup. Denver enters Wednesday’s game with a 48-28 record after defeating the Golden State Warriors at home on Sunday night.
The Denver Nuggets (48-28) will officially be competing in the NBA playoffs for an eighth consecutive year. They clinched their spot in the Western Conference gauntlet on Tuesday night, and they did not even have to lift a finger.
The Nuggets pulled away from Golden State for their sixth straight victory on Sunday, but the team’s corps of forwards was depleted by the end of the game, writes Bennett Durando of The Denver Post.